Ad Astra

This week, Jack and Newton hold each other back from completely railing on the White House's proposed budget cuts to Government-funded science, compliment SpaceX for two successful missions, discuss some serious drama when it comes to International space news, and talk about research that is absolutely critical to upcoming Mars missions.   Links: White House Budget Who Is My Representative? Buzz Aldrin's Mars Cycler   Latest From Washington White House released skinny budget. It's horrible on science.   Space News Highlight of the Week SpaceX Launches Third Successful Falcon 9 of 2017 And their launch insurance has increased from $13 million to $63 million   International Updates China is heading to the moon Bad news for a Russian ex-space official North Korea tests new rocket engine   Latest in Tech SpaceX returns Dragon capsule from ISS   Coming Soon to Space Sex??? In??? Space???   Follow Ad Astra on Twitter at @AdAstra_Podcast, on Facebook, and subscribe to the mailing list for future updates and e